Ironing-press burn guard



Nov. 9,1926. 1,606,203

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B.J.YANCHENKO IRONING IRESS BURN GUARD Filed Feb. 6. 1925' 2 Shets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ,8 cut? ,ywnohen k0 Patented Nov. 9, 1926,

W se stares wears-a BASIL YANCHENKO, 01* NEW Y R N. t, seem. BY we sw m muss; IQ

IIIIBLETB'IIISZ' NATIONAL BANK, TRUSTEE, O15 SYRACUSE, LIEW YORK,

iRomNG-Pnnss BURN scan- Application fi led February a 1925. Serial in. 7,241.

This invention relates to ironing-presses and more" particularly to improvements in burnguard curtains to cover the exposed ironing surface of a high lifting head to protect the operator from the heat thereof when the press jaws are open.

An object o f 'theinvention is to produce improvements in ironing press burnguard curtains which are automatically operated by a combination gravity and power meme th reby m k ng t u ne s y to P" crate the curtain by attaching it to some moving part of the pressing machine. By way of example, the curtain'is drawn across the ironing face by a gravity actuated means, as a weight, and moved away therefrom by power means as a wind-up spring.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawing for an understanding of the invention and it is to be noted that, changes may be made without departing from the principle thereof because my invention covers means broadly for operating the curtain guard without depending on any mechanical connection with the press operating mechanism.

Figure 1 illustrates a'fragmentary side view of an ironing press equipped with the improved burnguard curtain. In this view the press is closed and the curtain is withdrawn from between the jaws so as to permit the exposed hot metal face to approach the work and in1part thereto a domestic gloss and finish.

Figure 2 shows'a fragmentary side view of the press head in lifted or open position. In this View a gravity operated weight'car has run down hill to draw the curtain across the exposed ironingface.

press head equippedwith the burnguard curtain, and a portion ofthe curtain roller is shown in section to illustrate its exemplary con ructio R ferrin n w mere ;is aresmi e to th dra ing for a detailed des ript n of h invention, there is shown a fragment of a pressing machine frame which frame usually supports a press buck or jaw 11 and a swinging press lever 12 pivoted at :13 on e the frame- The Press le er-121s assisted I of end brackets.

by any suitable mechanism and is adapted tofraise and lower a pressinghead-j'aw 14:. The pressing members or aws 11 and 14' are usually heated by steam or any other suitable means, but the heating means as well as the operating mechanism for swinging the lever is not apart of the present invention and have therefore been omitted for briefness;

in laundry -ironing mach i;nes, it is usually the practice to cover the lower pressing member, the buck 11, witha presscloth or pad while theupper press member, the head 14-, has its exposed hot metallic ironing face 16 exposed so as to directly engage the laundered work or wash goods and impart thereto a domestic gloss. When the press is open with the head jaw 14 high abovethe buck 11, extended visibility of the buck 11 is afforded thereby enabling the operator to work between theopen press jaws'and spread the work out-within the press. The operators are exposed to the heat radiated from the head, and besides the rapidity with which the operators work sometimes causes them to inadvertently touch the exposed ironing surface 16 which isunpleasant to say the least, and which sometimes burns the operators hands. My improved gravity power closed and power return curtain guard eliminates all possible danger to the operator and thus affords more pleasant working conditions.

' Each end of the head 14 may carry support brackets 18, a pair at each end, and a track or rod 19 is suspended on each pair A weight car 20 having car wheels 21 is mounted on the track 19 and adapted to travel back and forth thereon. The weight of the car 20 causes it to travel rearwardly from front to back of the press as 'the head lifts. This is due to the fact that the weight car 20 must run down hill as the head travels upwardly.

The forward brackets 18 supporta curtain guard c ar-rying member which, in the present instance, is shown as an ordinary roller 23. 'l his -roller 23 is journaled to rotate freely upon a shaft 2 1 which is fixed the frontbr ackets '1 8.- A cloth curtain guard 25 is rolled ,upon the roller with its inside g anc ored t h r r a th outside edge free to "be d-rawn'lin and out relatively tolthe said carrier The outer traveling curtain edge is attached to weight car with the result that the car 20 unwinds the curtain from the roller 23 when the head rises to Figure 2 position thereby quickly covering the ironing surface 16 by the cloth curtain guard which conceals the ironing surface from the operator thereby protecting him from the heat of the ironing face. The weight car 20 quickly travels rearwardly under the pull of gravity drawing the curtain 25 out as the head rises.

Power'means are embodied in the roller for hauling the guard and car back to front normal position when the head is closed to again uncover the ironing surface 16. To this end, the roller 23 is preferably provided with a spring chamber 27. A wind-up coil spring 28 is confined on the shaft 24 and one end of the spring is anchored to the roller drum 23, as at 29,,while the other end of the spring is anchored to the stationary shaft, as at 30. In thisway, torque is stored in the power spring 28 when the curtain 25 is drawn outwardly, and this torque is sufficient to draw the curtain back as the head closes to return the track 19 to horizontal position since in that event the car rolls easily on level track.

It is desirable to provide adjustment means to regulate the normal torque of the spring 28 when the roller is at rest which is to say that the spring 28 must be regulated as to its torque to suit the weight car 20. To this end, the shaft 24 is made with a square end or nut head 31 on one end projecting from the bracket 18 in order that a wrench may be applied to the shaft 24 for Winding up the spring 28. The stationary shaft 24 is provided with two or more holes 32 and a lock pin 33 is adapted to be in serted through the bracket and through the shaft- 24- to lock the shaft in any desired position. In regulating the torque of the spring 28 to suit the weight car 20, the pin 33 is removed so as to free the shaft 24 in the journal brackets 18 whereupon the said shaft 24 is rotated a suitable number of times so as to partly wind up the spring thereby building up suflicient power therein as will rotate the roller drum 23 to wind the cloth guard 25 back on the roller when the press closes. Having adjusted the torque of the spring 28, the pin 33 is thrust back through the journal bracket 18 and shaft 2 lock the shaft in fixed position.

In operation, the weight of the car 20 is sufficient to rapidly draw the curtain 25 across theironing face 16 as the head goes up. The pull of the weight car 20 rotates the roller drum 23 which winds up the spring 28 increasing the torque thereof.

This is due to the fact that the track 19 1s rapidly tilted to an angular position which gives the weight car 20 a down hill pull against the spring 28.

As the head 14 is drawn downwardly towards the buck 11, the track 19 is returned to horizontal position thereby enabling the wound-up spring 28 to pull the weight car back to the front of the head which uncoversthe ironing face 16 just before the pressing machine closes upon the work.

It is to be noted that the operation of this ironing press burnguard is entirely inclependent of any moving part of the pressing machine and therefore the device 1s comparatively inexpensive and simple in its application to ironing presses.

What I claim is:

1. An ironing press comprising coa'cting ber carried by the press, gravity actuated mechanism to draw the guard across the eX- posed ironing face when the press opens, and means to draw the curtain away from the ironing face to expose it to the work as the press closes.

3. An ironing press comprising in combination, coactlng press jaws, one of which opens high above .the other to afford extended visibility of the work and having an exposed ironing face, a curtain guard holder carried by the opening aw, a curtain carried by the holder and capable of being taken in and let out by the holder, power means adapted to draw the curtain in onthe holder as the press'closes thereby uncovering the ironing face, and gravity actuated means pulling the curtain out from the holder as the press opens to cover over the ironing surface while the press is open.

1. An ironing'press comprising in combination, coacting press jaws, one of which opensv high above the other to afford eX- tended visibility of the work and having an exposed ironing face, a curtain guard holder carried by the opening jaw,"a curtain carried by the holder and capable of being taken in and let out by the holder, a spring adapted to draw the curtain in on the holder as the press closes thereby uncovering the ironing face and a weight pulling the curtain out from the holder as the press opens to cover over the ironing surface while the press is open.

5. An ironing press comprising in combination, coacting press jaws, one of which opens vhigh above the other to afford extended visibility of the work and havlng'an exposed ironing face, a curtain guard holder carried by the opening jaw, a curtain carried by the holder. and ,capable of being taken in and let out by the holder, a track carried by the opening jaw, a weight adapted to run on the track and attached to the I curtain said weight adapted to run down the track by gravity as the jaw lifts, and means to pull the weight back along the track as the jaw closes.

6. An ironing press comprising in co1nbi nation, coacting press jaws, one of which opens high above the other to afford extended visibility of the Work and having an exposed ironing ,face, a curtain guard holder carried by the opening jaw, a curtain carried by the holder and capable of being taken in and let out by the holder, a track carried by the opening jaw, a weight adapted to run on the track and attached to the curtain, said weight adapted to rundown the track by gravity as the jaw lifts, and a spring adapted to be wound up by the move ment of the weight running down the track and unwinding to pull the weight back as the closes.

7. An ironing press comprising in combi nation, a head provided with an exposed ironing surface adapted to coact with a buck and lift high thereabove, a track carried onrthe head and being inclined when the head is up and horizontal when the head is down, a weight car mounted on the track and running down hill as the head rises, a burnguard curtain having one edge thereof attached to the weight car and the other edge anchored to the head, and means to pull the wei ht car back along the track when the head closes.

8. An ironing press comprising in combination, a head provided with an exposed ironing surface adapted to coact with a buck and lift high thereabove, a track carried on the head and being inclined when the head is up and horizontal when the head is down, a weight'car mounted on the track and running down hill as the head rises, a roller, a burn'guard curtain carried on the roller and attached to the weight car, and means acting on the roller to roll the curtain thereon as the head closes.

9. An ironing press comprising in combination. ahead provided with an exposed ironing surface adapted to coact with a bucln and lift high thereabove, a track carried on the head and being inclined when the head is up and horizontal when the head is down, a weight car mounted on the track and running down hill as the head rises, a roller,

.a burnguard curtain carried on the roller and attached to the weight car, and a windup spring which is overcome by the pull of the weight car as the head rises but which draws the weight car back as the head closes.

10. A burnguard attachment for ironing presses comprising, a gravity operated member, a curtain attached thereto and spread out by the pulling force of the mem: her, and power operated means receiving its energy frointhe gravity operated member to, pull in the curtain.

11. A pressing machine comprising in combination, coacting opening and closing hot pressing'j'aws one of which has an exposed ironing face to engage the work a guard member carried on the press and adapted to cover the exposed face when the press is open, a weight connected to the guard to move it in one direction, a guide track on which the weight runs and said track tilting to an angular position as the press opens and tilting to a horizontal position as the press closes, and means to move the guard in the other direction.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. 7

BASIL J. YANCHENKO. 

